SPORTS SHORTS: Sept. 5

New Rockford-Sheyenne football moved past Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter in this week's 9-man statewide media poll released Wednesday.

The Rockets and the Imperials, both at 3-0, swapped the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. The Rockets play at North Border (0-3), while the Imperials travel to Strasburg-Zeeland (0-3) on Friday.

Carrington (2-0), which travels to Westhope-Newburg (0-2) this week, is still ranked No. 2 in the Class A poll. The polls are voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Courtney Peterson, Kenzie Carlson, Ruben Zepeda and Paige Argent were selected athletes of the week by the Jamestown Optimist Club.

Peterson, a senior on the Blue Jay volleyball team, produced 36 kills, 29 digs and three aces in a trio of WDA matches last week. Carlson, a junior on the Blue Jay girls swimming and diving team, qualified for state in the 50 free and 100 backstroke, while also anchoring the 200 medley relay to a double-dual first-place finish.

Zepeda, a sophomore on the Jimmie men's soccer team from Puebla, Mexico, scored two goals in a 4-1 win over Clarke College and one goal in a 3-2 overtime loss to Saint John's (Minn.). Argent, a sophomore on the Jimmie women's golf team from Minot, shot an 80 at the UJ Early Bird Invite and an 82-80--162 at the Twin Ports Collegiate in Duluth, Minn., where she lost medalist honors in a sudden-death playoff.